I really have enjoyed this game a lot so far and I really like the ability to create complex redstone circuits to acheive various tasks. It seems like it works well in all but one task; vertical circuits. I recently attempted to build an elevator system for a project I was working on and, while it worked okay, the circuit system to operate the elevator took up entirely too much space to be considered a viable solution above ground.
My proposal would be the following. Create a new workbench creatable block that would be stackable blocks with integrated redstone wires. For example:
Crafting table:
C R C
C R C
C R C
C=Cobblestone
R=Redstone Dust
The above example would be a cobblestone block with a redstone wire running vertically through it.
Another example. This one would be a cobblestone block with a redstone wire running vertically through it and also have a junction point coming out of the left side:
C R C
R R C
C R C
It just seems like this would help for making much more efficient and compact advanced circuits. I likely am not the first person to think of this, but I just wanted to throw it out there and see if it sticks.
Oh... one other thing. Power would not be supplied to the surrounding stones unless there was a redstone wire junction pointed at the adjecent block. If this could be done, I believe I could build a rather sofisticated elevator system inside a space as small as 2x6x(h).
Oh God yes! Redstone should be stackable in the Y dimension, it is as simple as that. Imagine the space that would be saved otherwise providing the bulky support structures for your redstone circuits. Redstone should just be a normal block that stacks like cobblestone, for example. Or you could have the shape of a redstone 'pipe' control which blocks it is connected to. i.e. a redstone pipe shaped like this === would only connect to the blocks immediately west or east to it. Right click it to change its orientation. Different junction shapes could have their own crafting recipe.
Each redstone section would need 6 bits to remember which blocks it was connected to.
The current redstone system is so cumbersome.
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My proposal would be the following. Create a new workbench creatable block that would be stackable blocks with integrated redstone wires. For example:
Crafting table:
C R C
C R C
C R C
C=Cobblestone
R=Redstone Dust
The above example would be a cobblestone block with a redstone wire running vertically through it.
Another example. This one would be a cobblestone block with a redstone wire running vertically through it and also have a junction point coming out of the left side:
C R C
R R C
C R C
It just seems like this would help for making much more efficient and compact advanced circuits. I likely am not the first person to think of this, but I just wanted to throw it out there and see if it sticks.
Each redstone section would need 6 bits to remember which blocks it was connected to.
The current redstone system is so cumbersome.